Claude Harmon III is the son of Butch Harmon and coaches some of the world’s best players including Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka and Jimmy Walker.
He’s also an ambassador for Cobra and has been helping spread the word about the Cobra Connect system powered by Arccos which is built-in to the brand’s clubs.
The clubs sync with a mobile app which can then provide a range of stats about your game.
There’s even a caddie feature which tells you which club to use on each shot based on the data gathered on how far you are likely to hit each club.
Harmon also does a lot of work for Sky Sports during major championships. We caught up with him in at the Open Zone in Carnoustie to pick his brains on how we can use technology to help us improve and how we can play better links golf.
How does your coaching style differ to your dad’s?
We’re both trying to do the same thing which is to help golfers improve.
I’m a bit younger than my dad and have access to a bit more technology than him but we are more similar than we are different.
How do you use the information you can get from things like Cobra Connect?
I think the more information you have then that allows you do do what you do better but it’s still all about what you do with that information.
Knowledge is power and knowing how far you can hit all of your clubs, knowing what your tendencies are – that’s massive in helping golfers improve.
